Beacon Hill Discovers Receipts Are Scary
Massachusetts lawmakers want credit for transparency while keeping the larger legislative-audit fight wrapped in process fog and constitutional throat-clearing.
Author: Mike Rotch
Mike Rotch runs WOYJO’s anger desk with a stapler, a caffeine tremor, and a filing cabinet full of grievances labeled URGENT SINCE 1776. He covers politics where it sweats: donor galas, cable-news foam, panic legislation, flag-draped scams, and those little explosions of public nonsense that somehow become policy by lunch. Rotch believes outrage is a renewable resource when aimed upward. He does not do both-sides theater unless both sides are holding receipts and pretending the invoice is a prayer card. His column is loud on purpose, but the joke is that the loud man is usually the one who actually read the footnotes. He writes for readers who can still laugh while the wallpaper catches fire. He prefers his democracy noisy, his metaphors overcaffeinated, and his powerful men visibly uncomfortable in committee chairs. Categories: Politics, Opinion, U.S., Media, Justice
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